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    JLady: I love Alice Munro. Love love love her. I would add Hooked by Carolyn Smart to this list. Smart is a Canadian poet and her latest book (just released... more »
    NellMood: I love all those books up there, and wish I'd come to this discussion earlier today. I'd recommend Alison Bechdel's new book, too- Dykes to Watch Out ... more »
    amowls: THE HISTORY OF LOVE by Nicole Krauss should be there. more »
    tiredfairy: For those who love graphic novels (and honestly, there isn't a better term for them, since "comics" conjures up the strip kind or spandex) I also hear... more »
    Tart of Darkness: I'd also like to recommend a Japanese female suspense writer: Natsuo Kirino. She has in translation "Out", "Grotesque" and "Real World". They are ... more »
    RStewie: Sunshine, Robin McKinley She is teh awesomesauce to me. I love all her books, and this is an annual re-read for me. Also, second Jacqueline Carey, w... more »
    I believe in peace, bitch: Thanks Anna for some great ones. My two cents is The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich. I'd known of her for years but finally got around to reading thi... more »
    ZoharG: I had kind of a hard time with Fun Home. she drew many comparisons between her own life and the characters/plot of The Great Gatsby. having never read... more »
    lsmelcher: We Need to Talk About Kevin should definitely be on this list. more »
    EhhKinda: Fun Home was so good. I passed it along to two friends who also loved it. It's also a good book for folks who've never picked up a graphic novel and w... more »
    alixana: My taste in books is very different from the OP, so I'll add some I really enjoyed from the '00s: Tana French wrote two really kickass police mysteri... more »
    Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: I would just like to add Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004). If you're a fan of Neil Gaiman type fantasy, this is an incred... more »
    whynotshesaid: I'm going to check out the five books on this list I haven't read. Thanks for the recs. That said, out of the three I did read, I was kind of underw... more »
    inshallah123: How about Towelhead, by Alicia Erian? And no love for Prep? more »
    LoSpaz: I logged right onto my library's web site and placed holds on all of these. Thanks, Anna. more »
    dcnahm: "The Thin Place" by Kathryn Davis and "The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis". Two of the most fantastic and beautiful works of art I have ever encoun... more »
    GreyEminence: What about "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl? That's one of my absolute faves. more »
    BlondeGoddess: I love Jennifer Egan, so would put her Look At Me or The Keep on my 00's list. And AM Homes: This Book Will Save Your Life. more »
    EdnasEdibles: I'm sorry--I've looked through the list twice and have not seen Twilight. (Just kidding) more »
    Diziet_Sma: Also, The Children's Book by AS Byatt; Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel; Behind The Scenes At The Museum by Kate Atkinson; Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and B... more »
  • #storytime

    8 Awesome Books By Women: An '00s Virtual Bookshelf

    This isn't a list of the best books of the decade — I've already made it clear how I feel about those. It's just a selection of especially awesome books by women, all published in the '00s. More »
  • #fathersanddaughters

    Being Daddy's Little Girl Is Harder As A Grown-Up